No, I don't think you will find any advantage in handling by adding
ballast at Maxton to your 150 MPH ride.
And I'd be real careful where I added it at Bonneville. You sure don't
want more weight on the rear than the front, like a drag car is set up.
Better get the scales out so you know where you need the weight first.
John Beckett, LSR Comp Coupe #79
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; "John Beckett"
<landspeedracer@email.msn.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 3:19 PM
Subject: Maxton Ballast
> Okay, here's my latest question: Will ballast
> make that much difference in the handling of a
> 150MPH car at Maxton?
>
> For Bonneville, I'm planning on 20 gallons of
> water in the trunk, 18 gallons of water behind
> the passenger seat, and 200 - 300 lbs of steel
> under the grill pan (front cross members made
> from railroad tracks). Total: 513 - 613 lbs
>
>
>
>
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